Kostanjevica na Krasu - Veliko Cerje (via Fajti hrib)

Access to the starting point:
a) Leave the expressway through the Vipava Valley at the exit for Šempeter and Nova Gorica, then continue straight on from the nearby junction towards the industrial zone and Itali. A little further on, turn left towards Vrtojba and Mirno, and follow the signs for Miren, Komen and Opatje Selo. When the Miren settlement ends, there are some serpentine climbs up to the Kraška plateau, and we follow the road to the Kostanjevica na Krasu settlement, where we turn left towards Temnica and Lipa, and park in Kostanjevica at a suitable place near the church.

b) Drive to Nova Gorica, then continue to Šempeter pri Gorici and on to Vrtojba and Mirno, then follow the signs for Miren, Komen and Opatje Selo. When the Miren settlement ends, there are some serpentine climbs up to the Karst Plateau, and we follow the road to the Kostanjevica na Krasu settlement, where we turn left towards Temnica and Lipa, and in Kostanjevica we park in a suitable place near the church.

Path description:
From the crossroads on the east side of the church, take the side road with signs for the Russian Cave. The way ahead leads along a dirt road, first passing a larger building on the left and then the abandoned territorial defence buildings in Kostanjevica na Krasu on the right. A few minutes further on, take the left fork in the road (on the right you will reach the ridge of the Black Hills between Veliki vrh and Renškim vrh), and continue on the easy descent.

After a while, when you start to climb gently, turn right from the triangular crossroads (left Ruska jama and Cerje), then climb moderately up to the pass, where you will reach the marked path Cerje - Trstelj.

Leave the road at the pass and continue left (right Trstelj), then start climbing along the mountain path, which leads us in a few minutes to the top of Fajti hrib.
From Fajtega hill, where there is an information board with short descriptions of the Soča Front, continue along the marked trail, which begins to descend to the north-west. After a few minutes of steeper descent, you will reach a minor macadam road, which you follow to the left, and after passing the entrance to the cavern, you will descend gently to a small pass and a crossroads, where you will leave the road.
Continue on the marked path towards Cerje, which ascends gently and then descends gently, following the markings at the crossroads. A little further on, the path from Vrtoče joins us, and we continue to follow the signs for Cerje. The trail continues on to the area where the August 2019 fire occurred, and we follow the fairly scenic trail to the Cerje monument.
Starting point - Fajti hrib 1:10, Fajti hrib - Cerje 0:45.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in February 2020.

On the way: Fajti hrib (433m), Veliko Medvejšče (376m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Renški vrh, Veliki vrh (Črni hribi), Vrtovka, Lešenjak, Stolovec, Stjenkova koča na Trstelju, Stol (Črni hribi), Trstelj

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